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The teacher next door could be the mother they need…
Will she return to her old life...
or risk everything to build a new one?
Taking a schoolteacher position in another district is just the change Amish spinster Eva Coblentz needs. And with her new neighbor, blacksmith Willis Gingrich, struggling to raise his three orphaned siblings, Eva is determined to help them heal. But when her relatives insist she come home, Eva must choose between the life she left…and the one she’s growing to love.
North Country Amish
USA TODAY bestselling author
After thirty-five years as a nurse, PATRICIA DAVIDS hung up her stethoscope to become a full-time writer. She enjoys spending her free time visiting her grandchildren, doing some long-overdue yard work and traveling to research her story locations. She resides in Wichita, Kansas. Pat always enjoys hearing from her readers. You can visit her online at patriciadavids.com.
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The Amish Teacher’s Dilemma
Patricia Davids
ISBN: 978-0-008-90622-1
THE AMISH TEACHER’S DILEMMA
© 2020 Patricia MacDonald
Published in Great Britain 2020
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“You’re right. The teacher is always right.”
With that, Willis turned and headed out the door.
“Willis, wait. I’m sorry,” Eva called after him.
“You’re forgiven. If the boy has trouble in school, let me know and I’ll speak to him about it.”
“Fair enough.” She arched one eyebrow. “I don’t have many friends in this new place. I’d hate to lose the first one I made here.”
“You haven’t lost me. I live just across the road.” He nodded in that direction.
A sliver of a smile curved her lips. “I should be able to find my way over if I try hard enough.”
“I suspect you can be a very determined woman.”
“I have occasionally heard my name associated with that adjective.”
“Occasionally?”
“Frequently might be closer to the truth.” Her grin widened.
I hope you enjoyed the story of Eva and Willis. This is the second time in my career I have created a character who can’t read. The first time was in my very first Love Inspired novel back in 2006 called His Bundle of Love. In that book it was the heroine. In this book I chose the hero
